Fence-machine



(No Model.)

G; J. (J LINE &' J. R. DETWILER..

' FENCE MACHINE. I

No. 446,327. Patented Feb. 10, 18-91.

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UNITED STATES v PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. OLINE AND JOSEPH R. DETIVILER, OF GOSHEN, INDIANA.

FENCE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,327, dated February10, 1891.

Application filed October 23, 1890. Serial No. 369,082. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE J. CLINE and J OSEPH R. DETWILER, citizensof the United States of America, residing at Goshen, in the county ofElkhart and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence-Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our improvement in machines for constructing fences consists in thepeculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts,substantially as hereinafter more fully shown and described in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view in perspective ofthe device shown in operation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thefence-machine. Fig. 3 is a detail front view of the middle portionthereof.

The object of our fence-machine is to provide means for rapidly andcompletely constructing wire fences composed of Wire and slats, boards,or palings.

In constructing ourfence-machine forcross ing wires upon the slats,palings, or boards of a fence we employ the two metallic bars A A,having curved arms at their ends and pivoted to operate jointly throughthe medium of the interposed crossers O C O, which are actuatedby themovement of the bars A A, as hereinafter explained. These crossers areslotted at 0 as shown, for the reception of the fence-wires.

The bar A carries rigidly and centrally secured thereto or integraltherewith the slightly-curved arm D, pivoted to the crosser C" at oneend, its opposite end being in like manner pivoted to the cross-bard ofthe lever e, and the bar A has in like manner secured thereto across-bar d, which is pivoted at one end to the twister O" and at itsopposite end to the crossbar d. The lever 6 consists of a flat piece ofmetal slightly curved, as shown at e, and having ahandle fa-nd thecross-bar d, and being pivoted, when the lever is actuated, the bars Aand A are caused to move together or apart, and as they carry thecrossers they produce a slight rotation thereof, but sufficient to crossthe wires on the palings, slats, or boards employed in constructing thefence.

The bar A has centrally secured therein a pin or eyebolt F, to which issecured one end of the spiral spring 0, its other end being secured bybeing passed through an orifice in the lever e. The spring thus arrangedserves as an auxiliary force and facilitates the operation of crossingthe wires on the palings, and the fence-machine thus constructed issimple and inexpensive.

Having thus described our invention, we claim 1. The fence-machineprovided with the bars having the curved arms, the slotted crosserspivoted at their ends to the ends of said arms, and the hand-leverhaving the ends of its cross-bar pivoted to additional arms at about themiddle of said bars, substantially as set forth.

2. The fence-machine provided with the bars having the curved arms, theslotted crossers pivoted at their ends to the ends of said arms, thehand-lever having the ends of its cross-bar pivoted to additional armsat about the middle of said bars, and the spring connected to said leverand one of said bars, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE J. OLINE. JOSEPH R. DETWILER.

WVitnesses:

LOU W. V AIL, ELIAS D. SALSBURY.

